DIY skimmer

[drty811]

just wondering if anybody has built there own protein skimmer?

i get board sometimes, i have to much time on my hands, and i like to build my own stuff (or at least try to). my next project is going to be a skimmer. i have done a bunch of research but really havent found anybody that has done there own. just curious.

 

[Anonymous]

my first skimmer was built out of PVC plumbing parts I had laying around the house. I modeled it after some of the venturi models of the time and used a MJ with an air tube diffuser as the pump. It worked fine, but Now I own two manufactured ones and that one is in the scrap pile

 

[drty811]

john
how did it work?

i have a bunch of different sized clear acrylic tubing here from when i used to install custom car stereo's. i think im going to make one soon. its not going to cost me anything so i figure what the hell...cant hurt. i have everything here to do it. when i start ill keep a photo record of everything i do. ill post everything when im done.

thanks for hte reply

 

[go4broke44]

heres some shots of mine:

 

[drty811]

looks good.... how does it work?

ive seen a couple like this before...

 

[go4broke44]

i can't take full credit for the design though, i got the idea off of either nano-forums, or reef central, and kinda designed it to work with my tank.

 

[drty811]

i know how it works in concept.....i should of reworded it. does it skim well?

 

[go4broke44]

it skims extremely well, you can adjust the color of skim by how much air you put in, so by using the adjuster on the air pump, i get a nice dark skim out of my 15gal system

 

[djconn]

I like it. Maybe one day I'll try it on my 5.5.

 

[incysor]

I posted this earlier in response to another thread.

http://nanotank.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1775

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[drty811]

i think im going to make one myself just for something to do....the one i have now is just to big for my ten. its not that big of a deal, its just something to do when im bored

 

[go4broke44]

that one shown is running on my 10gal, the total water volume is around 15gallons though, since it has a 10gal sump underneath the display, filled halfway.

 

[pod]

very interesting!